Dr Anderson is Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology at the University of New South Wales, Director of the Global Brain Health Program at The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia; and a neurologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. He is an international authority on the causes, treatment and management of stroke, and other aspects of cardiovascular disease, having conducted major clinical trials and population-based research in many countries over the last 25 years. He is Editor-in-Chief of Cerebrovascular Diseases and Vice-President of the World Stroke Organisation